Atlantic Petrel vs Townsend's Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta comparé à Puffinus auricularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Atlantic Petrel Townsend's Shearwater
Nom scientifique Pterodroma incerta Puffinus auricularis
Ordre Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famille Procellariidae Procellariidae
Statut de conservation Endangered Critically Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 44,0 cm (17.3 in)
Poids 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 324,0 g (11.43 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Atlantic Petrel only

Townsend's Shearwater only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Critically Endangered

Townsend's Shearwater

About These Birds

Atlantic Petrel

43 cm, wingspan 104 cm. Large; dark brown above with pale belly and dusky breast-band creating hooded appearance. Breeds Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island; ranges into south Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Endangered; threatened by introduced predators and longline fisheries.

Townsend's Shearwater

33–35 cm. Dark above; white below with dark vent and undertail. Breeds Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico); Critically Endangered with fewer than 1,000 pairs. Threatened by introduced cats and rats; strictly nocturnal at colonies. Ranges in eastern Pacific.

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